Tim,, I have gone both ways on this issue in the past. I had the rebuild done in Alameda, CA on my Westerbeke 18 hp. I thought the shop was reputable, as they did a lot of this kind of work. Terrible results! I think they just repainted it and they were out of business when the problems resurfaced. Parts for that engine were getting hard to find, so opted for a new Perkins. The new engine was about 30% more power upon replacement, but a ton of money for both engine and installation. Sounds like the current set up on Mojito is working so I’d go with the best outfit you can find to rebuild. Ship it somewhere else if you have to in order to get a first class remanufacture. If it’s a replacement block, make sure the reputation of the shop is impeccable. Sounds like you can do the install! and gives you the opportunity to upgrade and beef up systems as you put the new engine in. It is a pain though, so Best of luck to you! Cheers,
Rick C&C37+ Paikea Poulsbo, WA > On May 19, 2015, at 9:26 AM, Kim Brown via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Tim > I would go with the remanufactured 3gmf30. This assumes you are comfortable > with the vendor. The 3gmxxx seems to be about right for the boat and it > should be a drop in replacement. That is what is in my 35-3. I believe the > new yanmars flipped sides for everything so oil filter, exhaust etc is > opposite. I am sure it is doable but why spend an xtra $5-6k for additional > aggravation. I am sure the Beta's are fine (Dad loved his Kubota tractor) > but you already have the Yanmar panel, exhaust etc in place - The panel was > identical between my 2gmf on a prior boat and current 3gm30f. Should be > plug and play. Not like you'll likely get many more $ on resale and > assuming a good rebuilt you should be good for years. You can buy a lot of > expensive Yanmar impellers for the dollars saved. Actually it'll be the same > impeller you already have in your spare box. > Kim Brown > TrustMe!!! > 35-3 > > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 09:57:37 -0400 > From: Tim Goodyear <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Stus-List New Engine > Message-ID: > <cac9qatqbspcs+9pz8ojj3bubsnj+fafggacsxs2n8_hiubf...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I've been trying to chase down a small but persistent oil leak for the last > two years, so we took the engine out of Mojito this winter. There are pin > holes in the oil lines, a couple of leaks from fuel lines and the crank > shaft is pitted at the rear main seal. A replacement will get me back in > the water much faster than rebuilding the existing engine; I'd appreciate > your thoughts on options. > > "remanufactured" engine - there's a 3GM30F for sales on > dieselenginetrader.com for $4,850 plus core. This should be a straight drop > in for my current 3GMF; my transmission was rebuilt two years ago, so I'd > keep that and hope for a discount. > > Replacement new Yanmar - the 3YM30F is $10,700 or so and should be a quick > replacement job (but the oil filter placement will be pretty inaccessible > next to the quarterberth. Re-use current transmission. > > Replacement Beta - either the 20 ($7,968 new / $5,998 1-year old used) or > 25 (price to come). This would mean some work on the engine beds (raising > them, so not too bad) and I probably couldn't use the current transmission. > > This is not what I'd planned to be doing this time of year - I would like to > get sailing soon! > > Thanks, > > Tim > Mojito > C&C 35-3 > Branford, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
